Relic Abundance of Dark Matter with $\Delta$(54) Flavor Symmetry

TL;DR

This paper explores a dark matter model based on the $ ext{Delta}(54)$ flavor symmetry, introducing new particles and symmetries to explain neutrino mixing and dark matter relic abundance, with implications for cosmology.

Contribution

It proposes a novel $ ext{Delta}(54)$ flavor symmetry-based model incorporating new particles and symmetries to explain neutrino mixing and dark matter relic abundance.

Findings

Sterile neutrino S as a dark matter candidate with keV mass.

Modified neutrino mass matrix deviates from tribimaximal mixing, producing a non-zero $ heta_{13}$.

Evaluation of relic abundance and active neutrino-DM mixing angle under cosmological constraints.

Abstract

In this work we discuss the neutrino phenomenology in a $\Delta(54)$ discrete flavor symmetry and evaluate the relic abundance of dark matter (DM) and active neutrino-DM mixing angle considering various cosmological constraints. We introduced two Standard Model Higgs particles along with vector-like fermions and a new particle (S) which is a gauge singlet in the Standard Model. This modification leads to a mass matrix that diverges from the tribimaximal neutrino mixing pattern resulting in a non-zero reactor angle ($\theta_{13}$). We also incorporated a $ Z_2 \otimes Z_3 \otimes Z_4$ symmetry for the specific interactions in our model. The additional particle S is a sterile neutrino which is considered to be a probable dark matter candidate with mass in keV range.